Colorado keeps sabotaging themselves with sluggish first-half performances in their last three conference games.
The Buffs aim to get back on track with home-court advantage against #19 Kansas. They'll face projected top pick Darryn Peterson, fresh off scoring 26 points in their win over Baylor.
3 keys for the Buffs to earn an upset over KU.
Win the turnover battle
Kansas shows the discipline typical of a Bill Self-coached team. Our thoughts are with their head coach, who was hospitalized and absent from team travel.
Both teams share second place in the Big 12, each averaging just 10.3 turnovers per game.
Kansas ranks last in the Big 12 with just 5.75 steals per game, struggling to generate turnovers.
Colorado can compete Tuesday night if they leverage the Coors Event Center atmosphere to force turnovers and utilize their transition game.
Guard play will need to keep up with Darryn Peterson
Peterson's 22.2 points per game would rank #3 in the Big 12, but injuries have limited him to just nine appearances.
He's putting up those stats on 50/40/83 shooting splits, requiring Colorado to match or exceed his production.
Barrington Hargress has scored 10+ points in four of Colorado's last five games. Isaiah Johnson started for the first time Saturday in Morgantown.
The true freshman point guard is Colorado’s leading scorer at 15.8 points per game.
Box out, please
Colorado's recent rebounding has been atrocious, allowing 11 offensive boards to West Virginia last weekend.
WVU dominated the boards, outrebounding Colorado 38-22 (+16).
Rebounds were pretty even in their Cincinnati loss, but the Buffs committed 16 turnovers.
By limiting turnovers and competing on the boards, Colorado could upset Kansas.